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Jeff Selingo

Jeff has written about higher education for more than two decades and is a New York Times bestselling author of three books. His latest, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, was published in September 2020. A regular contributor to The Atlantic, Jeff is a special advisor for innovation and professor of practice at Arizona State University. He also co-hosts the podcast FutureU.

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For Student Success, Mind the Gap

By Jeff SelingoMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Rather than focus all their fixes on students once they’re on campus, colleges might want to think about what they’re giving to students in financial aid before they ever arrive.

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What Is Merit and How Should We Measure It?

By Jeff SelingoFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020

It seems in hiring, much like in college admissions, we haven’t come to terms with the meaning of the word merit.

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It’s Affordability, Stupid

By Jeff SelingoFebruary 4, 2020February 4, 2020

After decades of talking about rising college prices. we’ve become numb to the issue.

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What Do We Mean by Higher Education?

By Jeff SelingoJanuary 21, 2020January 24, 2020

The Love Boat. Walmart. The electric company. They tied together a week of engaging conversations.

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3 Things to Watch for in 2020 and Beyond

By Jeff SelingoJanuary 7, 2020January 8, 2020

It’s a year that has long been used as a marker of “the future.” What’s next?

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